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    Diamonds Are For Never
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    http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/city-news/ diamonds-are-for-never/
    by Steven Mikulan
    January 2, 2009

    LA Weekly, CA


    (http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/assets_c/2009/ 01/red-thumb-323x368-thumb-225x256-thumb-200x227.p hp) Forget blood diamonds -- for a limited time you
    can go straight to the color-wheel source and behold the treacherous
    countenance of a bloody rock -- or more precisely, a blood-red
    diamond, courtesy of the L.A. County Museum of Natural History. More
    storied than the Maltese Falcon (well, okay, smaller than that bird),
    the Kazanjian Red was discovered in the Union of South Africa's
    diamond fields in 1927.

    Intrigue immediately followed, demonstrating that nothing is more temporal
    than gem ownership. The Kazanjian Red experienced removal to the Netherlands,
    theft during the Nazi occupation, secretion in a salt mine and liberation by
    U.S. soldiers. After ownership by onetime De Beers chairman Sir Ernest
    Oppenheimer, the big red rock found its way into the hands of Beverly Hills'
    Kazanjian Brothers jewelry company.

    Kazanjian Brothers have sent their diamond to Exposition Park to be placed
    on display in the museum's Gem and Mineral Hall until February 1 -- if no one
    grabs it sooner. The Big Red One enjoys top billing over an accompanying
    exhibit from Kazanjian Brothers called the Hollywood Jewel Collection, which
    features jewelry once belonging to Faye Dunaway, Carole Lombard, Buddy Hackett
    (!) and Terry Moore. The latter once claimed her piece was a gift from Cary
    Grant for allowing him to cry on her shoulder during Grant's divorce. Speaking
    of the other D word, an Edwardian-era tiara worn by Madonna during her nups
    to Guy Ritchie rounds out the exhibit.

    Come to think of it, much of the ice here comes with a backstory of divorce
    or loss, reminding us of the fleeting nature of . . . nature. How did that
    old Selma Diamond gag go?

    "My neighbor said, 'Selma, what a lovely diamond ring you've got!' I said,
    'This is known as the Plotkin Diamond but it comes with a curse.' 'What's the
    curse? my neighbor asked. 'Mister Plotkin."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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